News — medical marijuana

Arkansas Cannabis History On November 8, 2016, Arkansas voters approved the Arkansas Medical Marijuana Amendment (AMMA), or Issue 6, with 53% of the vote.  After facing many legal hurdles, Arkansas now has more than 30 dispensaries providing medical cannabis to over 68,000 patients with qualifying conditions. Arkansas Child-Resistant Packaging Rules According to Arkansas law, containers holding marijuana and cannabis products must contain a label with the following information: The business or trade name of the cultivator, dispensary, or distributor A unique identification number Date of harvest Name of strain Net weight in U.S. customary and metric units Concentration of THC...

Arizona Cannabis History Recreational use of marijuana has been legal in Arizona since Election Day 2020, and a medical use program has been in place since 2010.  With 60% of voters supporting Proposition 207, Arizona joined three other states in legalizing marijuana for adults in 2020.  More information about Arizona’s medical cannabis laws can be found in  Title 9, Chapter 17. Department of Health Services Medical Marijuana Program. Arizona Child-Resistant Packaging Rules Packaging and labeling requirements for child-resistant packaging in Arizona are explained in Section R9-17-317 - Product Labeling, and include the following: Cannabis and marijuana product packaging must be labeled...

Alabama Cannabis History The use of cannabis has been prohibited in Alabama since 1931, and the state’s medical marijuana program is currently limited to CBD products. However, as of February 2, 2021, Sen. Tim Melson’s Compassion Act — SB46 was approved by the Alabama Senate. If passed, the bill would allow for registered patients with qualifying conditions to use access medical cannabis products, making it the 37th medical marijuana state. A summary of the bill can be found here. Like all states that authorize the use of CBD products, Alabama mandates that the packaging is child-resistant and labeled in accordance with the Food, Drug and...

Alaska Cannabis History Recreational use of cannabis has been legal in Alaska since 2015’s Measure 2 went into effect.  It was initially legalized by the court ruling Ravin v. State in 1975, but later recriminalized by Measure 2 in 1990. Ballot measures in 2000 and 2004 attempted (but failed) to legalize recreational use, until finally Measure 2 in 2014 passed with 53.2% of the vote.  More recently in January, 2020, the state’s first on-site consumption license was approved. Alaska Child-Resistant Packaging Rules With both medical and recreational programs in place, Alaska’s guidelines for child-resistant marijuana packaging are outlined in 3...